Schedule Saturday 9th January 2021
6am
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The Ghost Of St. Michael's
Will Hay comedy.
6am
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George & Mildred
Series 1, Episode 1 - Moving OnWith their home due for demolition by order of the council, George and Mildred Roper are forced to look to move home. Much against the wishes of George and the estate agent - who happens to be the next-door neighbour - Mildred settles on 46 Peacock Crescent, Hampton Wick.
6:30am
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George & Mildred
Series 1, Episode 3 - ...And Women Must WeepWhen the Labour Exchange sends George for a job interview at Jeffrey's business, it's Mildred who's offered the post. George is left to assume the housewife role but soon discovers that it's not all sitting in front of the television and napping!
7am
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My Hero
Series 1, Episode 4 - Thermoman's Greatest ChallengeThermoman's repeated visits to the health centre to save Janet from a wasp sting or a spider are baffling patients and staff.
7:05am
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Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 14 - Bean BugMr. Bean becomes Mrs. Wicket's house-mate when he suffers a flea infestation. Will they get on?
7:20am
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Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 15 - Coffee BeanMr. Bean is determined to make the best cup of java, ever. Oh, and to get rich brewing it.
7:35am
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 1, Episode 13 - Screwtop SpudswapDennis is desperate to prevent Pieface from failing Mrs Creecher's maths test! He persuades the gang to use Professor Von Screwtop's mind-swapping device. But in a disastrous turn of events, Screwtop is on the loose with the brain of Paul the potato and Pieface is left with a potato with the brain of Screwtop to help get him through the test!
7:40am
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It's Great To Be Young!
John Mills stars as a well-loved teacher in this gentle musical comedy portraying life in the 1950s British classroom and the school jazz band.
7:45am
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 3, Episode 6 - WantedRodney's kindly nature gets him into trouble when he tries to help a drunk lady on the way home from the pub. When she screams for help he legs it home. Del, knowing of the woman's reputation, plays on Rodney's fears, but his joke backfires when Rodney goes on the run!
7:45am
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Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 14 - Bullet Train, JapanIn Japan, Grandmaster Glitch is at a railway station, wondering where his grimbots have gone. Some excited bleeps further down the platform reveal that they've jumped into the driver's cabin of a bullet train and are happily pressing all the buttons!
8:20am
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Citizen Khan
Series 2, Episode 1 - Alia's CollegeWhen Alia fails her exams, Mr Khan endeavours to get her into a good school, one way or another.
8:25am
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Timmy Time
Series 1, Episode 25 - Timmy's MaskTimmy makes a dinosaur mask, puts it on and roars like a T-rex. Timmy loves his mask and won't take it off.
8:30am
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Rent
Series 3, Episode 2Maria needs a day out so Paul has to look after the baby, but can he be trusted?
8:45am15 min
Big Fat Like
Episode 8There's the return of the Granny Gamer, high risk stunts with The Try It Guys and the answer to the important question - what colour is your poo?
9am
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Citizen Khan
Series 2, Episode 2 - Naani's Day OutMr Khan is off to meet the mosque manager, whom he expects will finally get him onto the mosque committee. He's also keen to get Naani back to Pakistan as soon as possible.
9am10 min
Monster Court
Episode 2 - The Case Of The Unloved ShowtunesJudge Smudge is not happy about having to take his annual bath. Broadway and West End musical actress Sierra Boggess joins Smudge for The Case of the Unloved Show Tunes.
9am
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Band Waggon
Ground-breaking radio comedy series starring Arthur Askey and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch, mixing sitcom with music and other light entertainment.
9:25am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 37 - Bean In LoveMr Bean's heart-throb, Roxy, is singing in a concert at the London Palladium, and he sets his sights on getting her signature in his autograph book. A difficult feat, but will love prevail?
9:30am
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Much Binding In The Marsh
A repeat of this 1947 radio.
9:40am
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of 15 episodes of the David Jason sitcom.
9:40am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 38 - Double TroubleMr Bean is over the moon when he meets Mr Pod - the two men have so much in common: the same shirt, jacket, trousers and even underpants. And to top it all, Pod is Bean's spitting image. But Mr Bean falls to earth with a bump when his girlfriend, Irma Gobb, finds Mr Pod much better looking than him.
9:40am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 8 - The Other Day The Earth Stood StillOnly Danger Mouse can save the world from chaos when the Baron stops the world spinning with a plague of traffic lights.
9:50am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 9 - Welcome To Danger World!Danger Mouse must fight his own urge to be awesome to stop the world turning into a gigantic intergalactic tourist attraction.
10am
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10:25am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 18 - FireworksIts fireworks night at the park, but Sooty, Sweep and Soo can't afford to go. Sooty decides to sell Curry soup and things soon hot up.
10:25am
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 18 - ExchangeDave demands to go on a foreign exchange. He soon finds himself headed for a week-long stay in a flat a few doors down.
10:30am
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Justin's House
Series 3, Episode 19 - Day At The BeachRobert cannot go to the real beach, so Justin and Mac turn Justin's house into a beach instead. Guest starring Paul Hawkyard from Old Jack's Boat.
10:30am
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Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 6 - Michelangelo 'AncockAnthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.
10:40am
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 19 - Bad ComputerGeorge finds a computer called Val but Val has a mind of her own. Soon she's set about uploading embarrassing videos to social media.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 18, Episode 18Former England and Harlequins rugby player Ugo Monye, comedian Nish Kumar, sports broadcaster and presenter Eleanor Oldroyd and Canadian sports broadcaster Greg Brady join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
11am
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11:25am
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Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 2, Episode 8 - Waffle In The Shoe ShopWhile Zoe helps Doug with his homework project about Alaska, Simon and Jess take Waffle and Evie to the shops to buy new school shoes. But Waffle's attempts to help end up causing chaos.
11:30am
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The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 7, Episode 1Host Mark Nelson is joined by Janey Godley, Amy Irons and John Moloney to decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.
12pm
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Genius
Series 2, Episode 5 - Sid WaddellWith Sid Waddell. Ideas include perforated bread, The Book fo Yawning, and partners dressing up in animal costumes during relationship therapy.
12:10pm
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Danny & Mick
Series 1, Comic Relief Special - Team CharityDanny and Mick try to raise money for a good cause, but succeed in raising laughs, eyebrows and hair instead.
12:20pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 8, Episode 8 - Putrid PoliticsDani Dyer becomes Rattus's political advisor for tales of parliamentary people and plots.
12:30pm
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The News Quiz
Series 104, Episode 2This week as 2021 stumbles, blinking into the daylight, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart, Geoff Norcott and Alun Cochrane.
12:30pm
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Looking For Oil Drum Lane
A dramatisation of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's comedy writing partnership.
12:50pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 5, Episode 10A Victorian businessman goes undercover in his own factory, there's a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England, we meet eccentric Georgian politician Mad Jack Mytton and the Real Tudor Hustle reveals the cleverest con tricks by naughty historical criminals.
1pm
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
A selection of episodes from the first series of the comedy drama.
1:20pm
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Gnomeo & Juliet
Comic retelling of the Shakespearean tragedy, set amidst rival gardens' families of gnomes.
1:30pm
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The Learners
Pilot, Episode 1Jonesy has the unenviable task of teaching Welsh to a group of adult learners. Cathy and Frank are in their third year in the beginners' class, Yara has recently arrived from Syria and is determined to learn the language of her new home, while Liverpudlian Ken seems convinced this is the right place to find another wife.
3pm
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Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 49 - Puffin Patrol, IcelandThe Go Jetters are going to Westman Islands, Iceland, where the world's largest colony of Atlantic puffins gathers every year.
3pm
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So Awkward
Series 1, Episode 3 - A MinusMartha is mortified when she gets a lowly A minus for her latest history assignment.
3:25pm
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Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 4, Episode 6 - Waffle The PupilWaffle must impress on his first day as a trial school pupil but struggles to hold a pen.
3:25pm
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So Awkward
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Nox FactorLily and Jas compete to see who can suck up to Martha the most in order to get her spare ticket to see a talk given by famous, drop dead gorgeous science presenter, Dr Simon Nox.
3:55pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 8, Episode 3 - StigEveryone is curious about Fleur's new boyfriend - but his secret identity is more surprising than any rumour. Meanwhile CJ and Nunn go to war over a pair of second-hand underpants.
4:20pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 8, Episode 4 - QuitterDarnesh discovers his locker is haunted by a hungry ghost with a sweet tooth.
4:50pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 8, Episode 8 - Putrid PoliticsDani Dyer becomes Rattus's political advisor for tales of parliamentary people and plots.
5pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 37 - Bean In LoveMr Bean's heart-throb, Roxy, is singing in a concert at the London Palladium, and he sets his sights on getting her signature in his autograph book. A difficult feat, but will love prevail?
5:15pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 38 - Double TroubleMr Bean is over the moon when he meets Mr Pod - the two men have so much in common: the same shirt, jacket, trousers and even underpants. And to top it all, Pod is Bean's spitting image. But Mr Bean falls to earth with a bump when his girlfriend, Irma Gobb, finds Mr Pod much better looking than him.
5:20pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 5, Episode 10A Victorian businessman goes undercover in his own factory, there's a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England, we meet eccentric Georgian politician Mad Jack Mytton and the Real Tudor Hustle reveals the cleverest con tricks by naughty historical criminals.
6pm
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Would I Lie To You?
A selection of episodes from the ninth series of the lie-based panel game.
6:30pm
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 3 - A Whaley Good TimeFuzzypeg eats the Spuds' fish supper and Dave has to catch another. Things look up when he hooks something, but it turns out to be a whale.
6:45pm
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 4 - Born FreeGeorge takes Dave on an adventure camping, but Dave isn't sure it's a great idea. He's proved right when they both wake up in a bear's cave.
6:55pm
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 17 - The Inventor PreventorThere's serious monkey business in this episode as Danger Mouse and Penfold have to thwart a Victorian time-travelling chimp, Isambard King Kong Brunel, from uninventing the world.
7pm
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Band Waggon
Ground-breaking radio comedy series starring Arthur Askey and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch, mixing sitcom with music and other light entertainment.
7:05pm
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 18 - Never Say Clever AgainDanger Mouse considers a change of career when all the other Danger Agents become super-smart, due to a batch of genetically enhanced celery.
7:15pm
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My Teenage Diary
Series 8, Episode 4 - Pippa EvansPippa Evans reads from her diaries, which tell of crushes, Christian camp and her days as a Michael Palin superfan.
7:15pm
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Mr Bean's Holiday
The disaster-prone Englishman wins a holiday to Cannes, but on his travels he unwittingly separates a young boy from his film director father.
7:20pm
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 18 - Inventor's BlockDennis doesn't realise the pressure he's putting on Rubi to excel in the school science fair is giving her a severe case of inventor's block.
7:30pm
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 19 - Pranks For The MemoriesDennis is on his final warning - one more prank and he will be sent to Grim Lane School.
7:30pm
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Much Binding In The Marsh
A repeat of this 1947 radio.
8pm
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Open All Hours
A selection of episodes from the first series of the cornershop sitcom.
8pm
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Dad's Army
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Man And The HourDuring World War Two, there is a call for ordinary civilians to form a new section of the army: the Local Defence Volunteers. One man plans to lead them - but is the local bank manager right for the job?
8pm
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Not Going Out
A selection of episodes from the sixth series of the Lee Mack sitcom.
8pm
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8pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 15, Episode 1Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Romesh Ranganathan take the helm for the fifteenth series of sports-based trivia, challenges and laughs. In the first episode of the series, it's Rom taking the helm as the host, keeping a sleepy eye on team captains Jamie and Freddie. Joining Jamie will be three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray and Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton, while Freddie's team consists of comedians and friends of the show Rob Beckett and Jimmy Carr.
8:30pm
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Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 6 - Michelangelo 'AncockAnthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.
9pm
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9:55pm
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Gary: Tank Commander
Series 1, Episode 5 - In The FieldGary complicates a training exercise by agreeing to pick up a cooker for his Dad. Collecting it with a tank is one thing - hiding it from the sergeant is another.
10pm
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All Round To Mrs. Brown's
Series 3, Episode 6Agnes and the family are joined by Dani Dyer, Paddy McGuinness and Jason Donovan, and Foley's bar is pumping with music from Busted.
10pm
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Mock The Week
Series 10, Episode 3Dara, Hugh and Andy are joined by Chris Addison, Stewart Francis and Ava Vidal.
10pm
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I Think I've Got A Problem
Series 1, Episode 2Having been arrested for inciting a near riot at a football match, Tom is sentenced to do community service at an old folks home where he meets an aging banjo player who can also see his "imaginary" band. Will Charlie prove to Sadie that he's not going mad? Will there be lots of dancing and singing on the terraces? Will there be a pun about "perfect-pitch"?
10pm40 min
Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
Series 1, Episode 1Chaser, stand-up comedian and TV trivia genius Paul Sinha hosts a TV-themed comedy quiz show, joined by team captains Fay Ripley and Rob Beckett. Taking part in this first edition are Denise van Outen, Adil Ray, Catherine Tyldesley and Josh Widdicombe, who all compete to test their TV knowledge.
10:25pm
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The Angels' Share
Comedy drama from Ken Loach about an ingenious heist devised by a group of unemployed Scottish criminals. Paul Brannigan stars.
10:30pm
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What Does The K Stand For?
Series 2, Episode 2 - All The Fun Of The AffairSitcom about comedian Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s South London.
10:35pm
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Tom Allen Goes To Town
Spending a week in Wakefield - a city, not a town - Tom sees the sights and meets some of Wakefield's extraordinary characters, before putting on an end of week show to celebrate everything and everyone he's encountered.
10:40pm
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Mock The Week
Series 10, Episode 4Dara O'Briain, Hugh Dennis and Andy Parsons look back on another week's news with guests Alun Cochrane, Micky Flanagan, Milton Jones and Zoe Lyons.
11pm
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Doghouse
Horror comedy. A group of blokes travel to a small village for a get away break only to discover all of the female inhabitants have turned into killer zombies.
11pm
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Mark Steel's In Town
Series 7, Episode 2 - ColchesterMark performs in the Arts Centre in Colchester, Essex, the first town in Britain - then Boudicca burnt it to the ground. He also visits Jumbo - the town's iconic, Victorian water tower, investigates the history of Colchester Zoo, and tackle's the town's rivalry with Chelmsford.
11:05pm
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 1 - Good Luck, Father TedWhen he receives a call from a television producer, Father Ted thinks he may have spied a route to fame, fortune, and an escape from Craggy Island.
11:20pm
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Inside No. 9
Series 2, Episode 3 - The Trial Of Elizabeth GadgeTwo of England's most notorious and feared witch-finders are summoned to the unassuming village of Little Happens in order to try an old woman.
11:20pm
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QI
Series O, Episode 2 - OrganismsSandi Toksvig looks at multiple Organisms. Where else are you going to meet the world's deadliest hunter, a photographer hidden inside an ox, and a juggling otter, all in the same room? With Nish Kumar, Cariad Lloyd and Holly Walsh.
11:30pm
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4 At The Store
Episode 2.3: Stand-up comedy hosted by Simon Bligh from London's Comedy Store, with Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield.
11:40pm
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 2 - Entertaining Father StoneFather Stone, a priest even more boring than Dougal is stupid, is paying his annual visit - and he doesn't have to get back to his Parish for a few weeks...
Midnight
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Inside No. 9
Series 2, Episode 4 - Cold ComfortIt's Andy's first day as a volunteer at the Comfort Support Line call centre, which offers the lonely and desperate a chance to talk about their problems. All the CSL counsellors have their own ways of dealing with clients, coping with the emotional stress, and killing time between phone calls. But is Andy really prepared for what's to come?
Midnight60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 51, Episode 2Tracey Ullman becomes the 100th guest host of the programme. She is joined by the Reverend Richard Coles and BBC News anchor Clive Myrie.
12:15am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 15 (Channel 4: Series 16), Episode 5Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Phil Wang take on guest captain Alan Carr and Harriet Kemsley. Plus David O'Doherty and Joe Wilkinson join Countdown regulars Susie Dent and Rachel Riley.
12:40am
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Porridge
Series 3, Episode 3 - Rough JusticeJudge Rawley appears to be settling into life on remand, but a theft shows old prejudices haven't entirely been left behind. Fletch and his fellow prisoners soon learn that fair application of the law doesn't always give consistent results.
1am
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Utterly Outrageous Comedy
Episode 1 - SexThe first episode looks back on Little Britain, Lily Savage, and an infamous Christmas episode of Men Behaving Badly, as well as stand-up performances by Sarah Millican and Steve Coogan. Featuring contributions from comedian Katy Brand, columnist Grace Dent, and Rev Richard Coles.
1am
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 5, Episode 2 - I've Never Seen A CatThis week, Dave Gorman fires up his laptop and big screen and Dave takes to fatherhood with his usual mischievous spirit: playing tricks with singing toys, interrogating children's TV characters, and messing with modern Monopoly.
1am
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Plebs
Series 1, Episode 1 - The OrgyThings take an upward turn for the boys when Marcus meets some fit Britons in the courtyard and Stylax finds a flyer to an orgy. With his grocery budget now spent on orgy tickets, Grumio must scrimp and save in order to put food on the table.
1:30am
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Plebs
Series 1, Episode 2 - The GladiatorDanny Dyer guest stars as Cynthia's new boyfriend Cassius, a friendly local gladiator who immediately proves a rival to Marcus in the quest for Cynthia's affections.
1:50am
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Minder
Series 5, Episode 1 - Goodbye SailorArthur lines up a deal to supply cheap tobacco and persuades Terry to collect it, convincing him that it's an easy job. But Terry has his doubts when he and Arthur are all at sea with Customs and Excise in pursuit.
1:55am
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Inside No. 9
Series 2, Episode 3 - The Trial Of Elizabeth GadgeTwo of England's most notorious and feared witch-finders are summoned to the unassuming village of Little Happens in order to try an old woman.
2am
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Utterly Outrageous Comedy
Episode 2 - Celebrity & PoliticsJennifer Saunders narrates a look at the most shocking and outlandish comedy ever seen on TV. Clips come from Dame Edna's show, Shooting Stars, Mrs Merton and Extras. Plus, Harry Enfield, Ali G, the Pub Landlord and The Day Today.
2:15am
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Not Going Out
Series 6, Episode 4 - ConferenceDetermined to put a stop to Lucy flirting at an Annual Trade Conference in order to get work, Lee takes evasive action.
2:25am
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Inside No. 9
Series 2, Episode 4 - Cold ComfortIt's Andy's first day as a volunteer at the Comfort Support Line call centre, which offers the lonely and desperate a chance to talk about their problems. All the CSL counsellors have their own ways of dealing with clients, coping with the emotional stress, and killing time between phone calls. But is Andy really prepared for what's to come?
2:45am
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Not Going Out
Series 6, Episode 5 - RachelAfter some dubious advice from Daisy, Lee decides that the best way to get Lucy to notice him is to make her jealous, and the best way to make her jealous is to get himself a girlfriend. Now all he has to do is choose the right girl...
2:55am
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Citizen Khan
Series 2, Episode 6 - The MakeoverMr Khan is, obviously, the natural choice to front a new promotional video for the mosque. Or so he believes. Manager Dave, however, has different ideas.
3:15am
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Beat The Internet With John Robins
Episode 7John Robins hosts the new comedy quiz show where contestants try to finish sentences based on some of the internet's most popular search terms.
3:20am
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 8 - Going To AmericaA successful American priest sees Ted talking down a fellow priest from a window ledge, and invites him to move over to LA and become a television celebrity cleric.
3:30am
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Citizen Khan
Series 2, Episode 1 - Alia's CollegeWhen Alia fails her exams, Mr Khan endeavours to get her into a good school, one way or another.